Fall Fun

How far along: 20 weeks (tomorrow)
Gender: We find out the sex of the baby on Friday...YAY! 
Weight Gain: 6 lbs. 

Miss anything: Since my eating and sleeping have pretty much gone back to normal I'm not really missing much at this point. 
Cravings: Watermelon with salt mmmm.

Looking forward to: Halloween with Jayani and the gender ultrasound. 

In other exciting news my dad got us our 1st grill so Darryl and I have had fun putting it together and cooking. 

Also we had a pumpkin carving contest at my moms house with my daughter and my niece. Of course the carving of the pumpkins was suppose to be for the kids and it turned into an all out contest between me, Darryl, and my mom. Needless to say I WON the contest hands down :) The winner got a free carmel apple pie from Perkins. Lucky for Darryl when I pick up my prize I plan on sharing it with him. 

BIG NEWS....for those who don't know

Afternoon everyone// I have some big news for those of you who don't know. Darryl and I are expecting our second child!!!! I will be 19 weeks on Thursday, so I thought it might be fun and interesting to share about this pregnancy. 

How far along: 19 weeks
Gender: We get to find out the sex of the baby on Halloween day! We are keeping the gender a secret until I figure out a fun way to do the reveal - suggestions please! 
Weight Gain: 5 lbs. 

Miss anything: NOT feeling bloated!!! I feel bloated after I eat, drink, breath....pretty much all hours of the day. 
Cravings: The nausea that I experienced for the first 12 weeks is pretty much gone :) now I've been eating creamy Parmesan salad dressing on veggies and salads for like a week straight lol. I've also been having a taste for fried chicken or fish but lucky for my body I've been unable to get my hands on any. 

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender and taking Jayani to a church fun house. 

My newest goal is to TRY and eat a bit healthier this pregnancy. My goal weight gain is only 147. When I had Jayani I went from 125 to 157 so needless to say it was hard to get that much weight off. Eventually I made my way back down to 130 and was able to maintain weight at about 132. Wish me luck on this endeavor :)

*I will also try to start posting belly pics every few weeks 

1st blog post!!!

Afternoon everyone.....

I've been wanting to start a blog for awhile now just to give me something to do during my daughters nap time. So for my first post I suppose it's only fitting to tell you guys about me and my family.

I am a 23 year old wife and mommy. I have one beautiful, funny, and BOSSY two year old daughter. Her name is Jayani (jay-on-ee), her name means victorious one and girl with a beautiful smile. My husband's name is Darryl, he is 24 and a proud graduate of Drake University (Go Hawkeyes lol).

The majority of my posts will be about my....um....."interesting" family.